Following the lead of 746 Books and many others, I’ve devised my summer reading list – 20 Books of Summer. My list is largely informed by the Edinburgh International Book Festival, which runs August 13-29, and because I am me, I’ve got to prepare. So here goes:
- Girl Up by Laura Bates – It’s Laura Bates, so it’s pretty much required reading.
- The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark – This has been on my TBR since we moved to Edinburgh 4.5 years ago! Time to get it read.
- The Bones of Grace by Tahmima Anam – Already on my ereader.
- The Comet Seekers by Helen Sedgwick (Aug 25) – Hopefully this will be on sale in advance at #edbookfest.
- A Rising Man by Abir Mukherjee – Looks like a quick read to help me along.
- The Trouble With Sheeps and Goats by Joanna Cannon – Can’t wait to get to this one.
- This Must Be The Place by Maggie O’Farrell – She lives in my neighbourhood, so who knows, maybe she’ll leave a copy on my doorstep.
- The Sunlight Pilgrims by Jenni Fagan – Loved The Panopticon, so this is a must!
- Cauliflower by Nicola Barker – Saving this for one of my many summer plane journeys.
- The Life Project by Helen Pearson – A little non-fiction to keep my reading well rounded.
- Vaseline Buddha by Jung Young Moon – Because so far this list really lacks diversity.
- Cobalt Blue by Sachin Kundalkar
- The Man Who Built The Sierra Club by Robert Wyss – I’ve actually started this one already
- The Yoga of Max’s Discontent by Karan Bajaj – Downloaded today!
The other 6 positions will be left to wildcard choices. I’m going to be traveling for 5 weeks this summer, so I will undoubtedly find something along the way that catches my fancy. And to keep things light, I will at times be dependent on my e-reader.
52 books or bust 
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I’ve got Goats and Sheep on my 20 Books of Summer list as well – we’ll compare notes!
I haven’t read any of these or even heard of most of them! I look forward to being educated by you!
5 weeks of travel- are you going to places new to you or revisiting? Sounds exciting!
I just got Goats and Sheep in the mail today. The title alone makes it sound worth reading.
Going back to Canada. A week in Vancouver, drive to Calgary, fly to Toronto for 2 weeks with family.
Nice list! The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is great, and if you haven’t already seen the film it’s well worth watching too… after the book, of course! I’ve got A Rising Man on my summer list too – looks like it should be fun. Have a great summer of reading! 🙂
It’s like you’ve read my mind – book first then movie.
Will you be going to the Book Festival there? I just posted a summer reading list on my site too. I don’t know most of your titles but I have seen The Yoga of Max’s Discontent. That one interests me. Enjoy your books!